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Complete fracture reduction: Reestablish length

Complete fracture reduction: Reestablish length
Panels A and B) Use of the thumb to push the distal fragment hyperdorsiflexed 90 degrees (black arrow) until length is reestablished. Counteraction is applied in the opposite direction (white arrows).
Reproduced with permission from: Schoenecker JG, Bae DS. Fractures of the Distal Radius and Ulna. In: Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children, 8th ed, Flynn JM, Skaggs DL, Waters PM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2014. Copyright © 2014 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.
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